19 January 2017

West End Leisure Businesses Toast Festive Season Performance Rising Above National Average

London’s iconic West End today toasts a fruitful festive season in response to significant boosts to international tourist spend, retail sales and footfall recorded in December across Piccadilly, Leicester...

18 January 2017

Purple Flag Status Awarded to Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus

Leicester Square and Piccadilly Circus has been awarded Purple Flag status. This is the third full accreditation for Leicester Square and, for the first time, Piccadilly Circus was also...

16 January 2017

Piccadilly Lights Go Out In Preparation For Major Redevelopment

The world famous Piccadilly Lights went off this morning (Monday 16 January) as works begin on a major redevelopment of the iconic landmark and globally-recognised advertising space. A state-of-the-art new...

12 January 2017

Notice from Westminster City Council – Confirmation of Voter Details Required

In February 2017, we will look to renew our mandate in the Leicester Square & Piccadilly Circus and Piccadilly & St James’s occupier Business Improvement Districts by returning to...

10 January 2017

Message from the new Chief Executive

I join Heart of London Business Alliance as Chief Executive at this pivotal time. Today we publish our business proposal for the next five years. We have set out...

1 January 2017

Demo: Women’s March Against Trump

When: 21 January Where: Grosvenor Square to Trafalgar Square Time: From 12:00 to 3:30pm Protesters will form at 12pm at Grosvenor Square and march along the following route: Upper...

17 December 2016

Heart of London businesses cheer on bumper bookings’ boost to west end trade

As the surge in international tax free spend of 99% across Piccadilly for November is reported by Global Blue, leading visitor destinations, such as The Ritz London have reported...

15 December 2016

Heart of London Business Alliance welcomes new Chief Executive

Heart of London Business Alliance formally announces Ros Morgan as Chief Executive. An established figure in the Business Improvement District (BID) sector, Ms Morgan brings eleven years’ experience in...

25 October 2016

Heart of London shortlisted for BID Award 2016 for Lumiere London

Heart of London Business Alliance are proud to have been shortlisted for a British BIDs BID Award 2016. This is a prestigious award within the industry for the most...

25 September 2016

Mayor to Crack Down on Illegal Taxi and Minicab Activity

As part of a concerted drive to improve customer safety, an extra 250 Compliance Officers will be recruited and deployed over the next year to patrol London’s streets and...